Category Archives: Obituaries

Jeannine M. Thon, 78, of Grinnell and formerly of Searsboro, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at the Mayflower Community Health Care Center. A celebration of her life was held Saturday, May 9, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. Interment was in the Searsboro Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Jeannine Thon Memorial Fund and sent...

Priscilla Anderson, 99, of Grinnell and former-ly of Kellogg, died Friday, May 1, 2015, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with the Rev. Del Dawes officiating. Casket bearers will be Mark Anderson, David Fritz, Kim Fritz, Erin...

Funeral services for Frank M. Gritters, 81, of Pella, were held Saturday, May 2, 2015, at Calvary Christian Reformed Church, Pella. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given for the Pella Christian Grade School, Pella Christian High School, or Rehoboth Christian School. Frank Martin Gritters was born Jan. 29,...

Funeral services for Jennie Branderhorst, 85, were held Thursday, Apr. 30, 2015, at the Newton Christian Reformed Church. Jennie died Monday, Apr. 27, at her home in Newton. Memorials have been designated for the Newton Christian School, Wesley Life Hospice, or Rehoboth Christian School in Rehoboth, NM. Jennie Marie Branderhorst, the daughter of Marion and Hattie...

Linda K. (Cass) Williams, 72, of Lynnville died Sun-day, Apr. 26, 2015, at the Comfort House in Pella. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Apr. 30, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. Memorials to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or to Comfort House in Pella may be left at...

Funeral services for Gilbert Blom, 85, of Silverdale, WA, were held Apr. 18, 2015. Born Nov. 15, 1929, in Sully, he went home to be with the Lord on Apr. 13. Preceded in death by his parents John and Leota (Van Zante) Blom, he is survived by his wife of nearly 59 years, Doris (Sparrow) Blom; and...

John Schoonhoven, 81, of Holland, MN, died Mar. 25, 2015, at Pipestone County Medical Center in Pipestone, MN. Funeral services were held Mar. 28 at Holland (MN) Christian Reformed Church of which he was a member. Interment with military honors was in the Holland (MN) Cemetery. John Gerrit Schoonhoven was born to Gerrit and Gertie (Van...